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What’s The Latest With FutureGen, The CCS Project In The Corn?

photo via flickr The story of FutureGen, the first of its kind carbon capture and storage project, has more ups and downs than an episode of “Gossip Girl.” The project was first conceived and financed under the Bush Administration, but they dropped it before leaving office , citing costs. But the Obama Administration revived the project, promising that the test project would be the first of many CCS projects, giving coal and oil power plants a new lease on life. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Renewable Energy Production Increased 8.3% Last Year in Europe, Coal Consumption Dropped 16.3%

Image: Eurostat The latest EuroStat report about energy production and usage in Europe in 2009 contains some good news (unless you are rooting for coal). While overall renewable energy production increased by 8.3% between 2008 and 2009, for a total share of 18.4% of energy production in the EU, coal consumption went the other way and dropped 16.3%. Part of that is of course due to the recession, but economic troubles don’t explain the whole drop. Read on for more details…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Renewable Energy Production Increased 8.3% Last Year in Europe, Coal Consumption Dropped 16.3%

The Arts Take Root in a Fishing Village With Studios by Todd Saunders

Long Studio. All images by Saunders Architecture We have been watching the career of Todd Saunders with interest; two years ago we called the Canadian expat living in Norway the Best of Green Young Architect . He has just completed this stunning artist’s studio on Fogo Islan… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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NYC Mayor Wants Massive Bike-Sharing Program

NYC’s bike-share is likely to be similar to other existing programs. The one pictured here is in Taipei. Photo: Flickr , CC Starting with 10,500 Bikes, Then Increasing to 49,000 Biking in New York City has been growing at a good clip in recent years ( check out this graph ), something that the local authorities have been encouraging with new infrastructure and policies. But something in missing from NYC’s bike culture: a bike-sharing program. That… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Prettiest Travelling Bike Ever. But At What Price?

images from Wallpaper* Wallpaper* Magazine has always been a bit over the top, but they did have an eye for beautiful things. However the money-no-object aesthetic can be a turn-off. Thus I am a bit conflicted showing their International Bike . It is truly a thing of beauty, and comes in a lovely bag made by Nivaldo de Lima that would probably even get past

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Jordin Sparks Remembers Singing In Class On ‘When I Was 17’

‘I loved school but I always wanted to be out singing,’ Sparks says in the episode, which premieres Saturday at 11 a.m. By Mawuse Ziegbe Jordin Sparks at the age of 17 When Jordin Sparks was 17, she was constantly singing — which might explain why she nabbed the “American Idol” crown that same year. The pop star discusses her continuous crooning in the latest episode of “When I Was 17,” which airs Saturday (August 21) at 11 a.m. ET.

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Lucky Koala Hit By Car Walks Away Without a Scratch

Photo via 9 News Not only is this koala bear one of the cutest animals on the planet, it just may be among the luckiest too. Defying the odds normally stacked against wildlife in an encounter with a fast moving vehicle , this koala bear survived being hit by a car travelling upwards of 50 mph — a… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Join 350 EARTH: A Global Satellite Art Project

Image courtesy of 350.org We need help from artists—we need them to help with an artwork bigger than humans have ever built before, the first global-scale group show. It’s going to be slightly wild, and very beautiful. Details in a moment, but first the rationale: Sometimes the work of artists is to remind us of things we’ve forgotten , things we know in our bones but that slip our minds…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Blood Dolphins Miniseries Picks Up Where The Cove Left Off

Photos via Animal Planet Unless you purposefully ignore pop culture news coverage, you’re likely familiar with The Cove , the Oscar-winning documentary revealing the annual dolphin hunts in Japan. The film made an incredible impression on global audiences and uncovered hidden secrets about dolphin and whale meat in Japanese fish markets. However, Animal Planet knows the story can’t be held in just one documentary film. Airing next Friday, August 27th, is Blood Dolphin , a miniseries that delves deeper into dolphin hunts. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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EPA Decides To Take e-Waste (Sort of) Seriously. Finally.

Photo via Justin Beck The Environmental Protection Agency has been frustratingly lax on e-waste issues , paying little attention to quality enforcement of policies, or even putting stringent policies in place at all. But finally, EPA Administrator Lisa Jackson said on Tuesday that e-waste is now one of the top five priorities for the agency. While vague in exactly what the EPA would do to improve the immense problem of e-was… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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